InStyle: Drew Barrymore's Transformation

2011

Barrymore switched up her look with auburn locks. "It's a warm red," said colorist Tracey Cunningham. "It looks really natural on her skin tone. She's totally committed to it—we've been talking about it for a couple of months at least."

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Drew Barrymore is all about flower power. After famously rebounding from her troubled teens, the former child star took on Hollywood with daisies in her hair and a dreamy demeanor. "We as girls have that Cinderella fantasy of dress-up," she has said. "So whenever you get the opportunity to have people make your face up and do your hair and put you in an outfit, it's a fantasy." Now a major Hollywood actress, producer and director, Barrymore still loves to play with makeup, but her number one beauty secret doesn't come in a tube—or on a stem. "I just think happiness is what makes you pretty," she has said. "Period. Happy people are beautiful." The third generation Hollywood star played Gertie in the sci-fi hit "E.T."

For a Versace event, Barrymore let her couture take center stage. "The dress had a busy neckline, so we kept her hair straight and simple," Vigi has said. A strip of false lashes gave her sexy bedroom eyes.

The "Grey Gardens" star drew inspiration for her premiere hair from her eccentric character's '40s heyday: "I wore a headdress to honor Edie." The gorgeous champagne veil was accented with a beaded flower.

"This is the craziest look I've ever given her!" colorist Tracey Cunningham said of Drew's "Whip It" premiere look. "I used clear foils and a stencil that I made out of paper to get everything to line up."

Barrymore switched up her look with auburn locks. "It's a warm red," said colorist Tracey Cunningham. "It looks really natural on her skin tone. She's totally committed to it—we've been talking about it for a couple of months at least."

Barrymore showed off her favorite hue at the Marni for H and M launch: "I heard somebody talking smack about ombre hair, and I was like, 'Oh don't you go talking s— about that, girlfriend.' I just love it!"

Back to blond at a New York City Ballet gala! "I love Drew's lighter look, and so does she," her colorist Cunningham told InStyle.com. "I used Redken Chromatics to achieve the beautiful blond color. Her hair looks and feels amazing, and complements her skin beautifully."